Harrison Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′49″N 85°16′07″W / 40.53028°N 85.26861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Blackford |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2) |
• Land | 42.13 sq mi (109.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,353 |
• Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-31630[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453378 |
Harrison Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,353 (down from 2,640 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,155 housing units.[2] The township was named after William Henry Harrison, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States.[5]